Horses are well-known to be extremely intelligent and emotional beings and more and more people want to learn more about these fascinating animals, who are companions for numerous humans and also used ...

Senior equine trainer Barzan gently held Sapphire, a young horse he's nurtured, while 27-year-old Hadia smiled as she stood beside a chestnut-colored foal. She placed one hand on the horse's back and ...

One common question asked by horse owners is “how do I put weight on a thin horse?”  There are several factors that can lead to a horse being underweight, including health conditions, age-related ...

Horses are difficult animals. Their teeth are big and they often smell bad. They’re prone to depressive episodes and struggle with self-destructive tendencies, typically hurting everyone around them ...

To answer this question, our team went all the way to Iceland to speak with Sonja Noack, the owner of Hestasnilld Riding School in Mosfellsbær, Iceland! She showed us all sorts of different gaits that ...

The Breeders' Cup World Championships brings horses from around the world to compete in one last major weekend of the season. For many, the Breeders' Cup is the Olympics of horse racing and getting a ...

Sitting on a horse, it’s easy to assume that she sees the same view we see. But she doesn’t. Riding is a team sport in which two partners experience the world simultaneously but in very different ways ...

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. However, when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they ...

For folks who aren't familiar with horses, it's easy to assume that the most significant difference between horses is the color of their coats. In fact, horses are a diverse species with more than 400 ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2015. There's press conferences for days that explain what the jockey, the owner, the trainer and the guy who last saw American Pharoah before he ...

Actually, I do. I really do want to know. I'm committed to writing 950 words about this crazy concept that if college basketball was horse racing, Oakland or Grambling could win the NCAA Tournament. I ...